Arjun Rampal reaches Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) office in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He has summoned by the agency to appear before it for questioning in a drug case. The actor had earlier sought time till December 21 to appear before NCB in connection with a drug-related case, an official from the agency said.
"Actor Arjun Rampal seeks time till 21st December, to appear before NCB," an official told ANI. The NCB on Tuesday had summoned the actor to appear before it today in a drug-related case probe. Notably, Arjun Rampal was questioned by the NCB on November 13 in the matter.
NCB officials had on November 9 conducted a raid at the residence of Arjun Rampal and seized some electronic gadgets. Rampal's girlfriend Gabriella Demetriades was later questioned for six hours on the same day.
Meanwhile, the NCB has also arrested Paul Bartel, a friend of Arjun Rampal, in the case. Further investigation in the drug-related cases is underway.
A special narcotics court in Mumbai on Tuesday had granted bail to Agisilaos Demetriades, the brother of Arjun's girlfriend Gabriella.
Demetriades, who was arrested by the NCB in October this year after it raided a resort in Lonavala, where it also allegedly found drugs. He had secured bail in the matter in October, however, he was not released as the NCB had filed an FIR in another drug-related matter
Earlier reports were making the rounds that Arjun has fled from the country amid the summoning by NCB. However, the actor took to his Twitter page and clarified that he is in Mumbai and is promoting his upcoming project Nail Polish.
Rampal tweeted, "Very much in the country, in fact just doing promotions for #nailpolish I guess some news channels have become travel agents.. lol #FakeNews"
